Don't wait for things to get better
Life will always be complicated.
Learn to be happy right now,
Otherwise you'll run out of time.
Friday, August 10, 2018
Tuesday, July 17, 2018
It's Amazon Prime Day!!
What is Amazon Prime?? Well it's like a cyber black Friday in the middle of the summer! If you aren't already a prime member (saves a LOT on shipping if you shop as much on Amazon as I do!), I suggest you check it out - then check out all the deals you can get. But hurry - it's all over tomorrow!
Tuesday, July 10, 2018
Opportunity
I've been in a funk. I'm sad and stressed and sick to my stomach. I need a respite.
Last year at this time, we had four cats. I love my cats. I truly am the crazy cat lady. In October, my buddy, Bucky, went into congestive heart failure and we had to say good bye. The middle of June, Shidd got sick. The vet couldn't figure out what was going on. Then one day, he went for his morning walk and never came back. Shortly after Shidd was gone, Mrs. Black started declining. For two weeks we've gone back and forth to, is she going to die or is she getting better. Trying to work with the vet to figure it out, but rapidly running out of money from vet bills!
My job is stressful. I'm finding myself not keeping up - being disorganized - not following through. All things that simply are not me. I'm finding myself counting the days instead of the years to retirement (955).
I don't want to do anything. My blogs have gotten behind. My training business sits waiting. I cry all the time. I simply want to hibernate until it's all over.
So why am I telling you this? Because today I vow to move forward. To put one foot in front of the other and move beyond the circumstances. Today I will work harder at taking care of myself and not just everyone else. Today is my day.
Life isn't always the easy path. Those rough trails build our character. They lead us into place we might not otherwise go. And, as Albert Einstein said,
"In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity".
Today I claim it.
My job is stressful. I'm finding myself not keeping up - being disorganized - not following through. All things that simply are not me. I'm finding myself counting the days instead of the years to retirement (955).
I don't want to do anything. My blogs have gotten behind. My training business sits waiting. I cry all the time. I simply want to hibernate until it's all over.
So why am I telling you this? Because today I vow to move forward. To put one foot in front of the other and move beyond the circumstances. Today I will work harder at taking care of myself and not just everyone else. Today is my day.
Life isn't always the easy path. Those rough trails build our character. They lead us into place we might not otherwise go. And, as Albert Einstein said,
"In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity".
Today I claim it.
Sunday, July 1, 2018
Finger Towels
My husband and I are sitting here talking about finger towels.
Me: We need to have those little finger towels in the bathroom so when people wash their hands there's something to dry them with.
Dennis: huh?
Me: You know. When people wash their hands they need to have a place to dry them besides out bath (body) towels. That's all that' in there right now.
Dennis: People use our towels to dry their hands?
Me: NO! Well, maybe. That's why we need finger towels!
Dennis: huh?
Me: You know! Those little towels that you set on the sink top so people can use them to dry their hands.
Dennis: That's your department.
Me: huh?
Me: We need to have those little finger towels in the bathroom so when people wash their hands there's something to dry them with.
Dennis: huh?
Me: You know. When people wash their hands they need to have a place to dry them besides out bath (body) towels. That's all that' in there right now.
Dennis: People use our towels to dry their hands?
Me: NO! Well, maybe. That's why we need finger towels!
Dennis: huh?
Me: You know! Those little towels that you set on the sink top so people can use them to dry their hands.
Dennis: That's your department.
Me: huh?
Thursday, June 28, 2018
Letting Go
In October we had to put my big yellow cat, Bucky, to sleep. It was so hard. This week we've said good bye to another furbaby - Shidd.
Shidd was formerly feral. He's lived with us for a little over five years and was an awesome cat. He'd come in for the evening and we would have conversations. He loved to talk.
The last month he's been sick. The vet couldn't figure out what was wrong. He'd start to get better, then relapse. I tried everything I could think of.
Monday morning we let him out for his morning walk and he never came back. In all the time he's lived with us, he was never gone more than 12 hours. In my head I believe he went off somewhere to die. That's what cats do. But in my heart I'm struggling with letting go.
I keep going to the window to see if he's come home. I walk through the back calling, just in case he's hiding somewhere. But there's never anything there. When I think about him lying somewhere alone, I cry. When I think about the fact that I will never see his sweet face or talk with him again, I cry.
It's so hard to let go sometimes. I'll miss you Shidd.
Shidd was formerly feral. He's lived with us for a little over five years and was an awesome cat. He'd come in for the evening and we would have conversations. He loved to talk.
The last month he's been sick. The vet couldn't figure out what was wrong. He'd start to get better, then relapse. I tried everything I could think of.
Monday morning we let him out for his morning walk and he never came back. In all the time he's lived with us, he was never gone more than 12 hours. In my head I believe he went off somewhere to die. That's what cats do. But in my heart I'm struggling with letting go.
I keep going to the window to see if he's come home. I walk through the back calling, just in case he's hiding somewhere. But there's never anything there. When I think about him lying somewhere alone, I cry. When I think about the fact that I will never see his sweet face or talk with him again, I cry.
It's so hard to let go sometimes. I'll miss you Shidd.
Saturday, June 23, 2018
(Almost) Anything Goes Blog Party #3
Yep - It's an anything goes party. Well, almost anything. Please do NOT post any adult content or items for sale. This party is for all women, young and old, with or without children. Please post things that are fun, relevant and non-offensive (negative posts will be deleted!)
Come on in and find something to inspire - and share your amazing thoughts and ideas!
Come on in and find something to inspire - and share your amazing thoughts and ideas!
A BIG thank you to the folks who partied with us last week!
So are you ready to go again? Do you have some fun Fourth of July decorations to make, or an inspiring story to share? Bring it here!
The party goes from Saturday through Friday
Wednesday, June 20, 2018
So Much to Do! Why?
Where does the time go? I feel like I've been so busy I can't sit long enough to write - or think. I'm working hard getting everything ready to launch my training business in the fall. I'm planning recipes and working out kinks for my food blog. I've started to put my photos on Shutterstock - finding, refining, loading, etc. And there is so much to do around this house! The bamboo and blackberries have taken over and the ponds are begging for some clean up! It's almost into July and my Adirondack chair still sits in the overhang. Haven't had time to move it, let alone sit in it!
And this makes me wonder. Why?
Why do we make ourselves so busy that we neglect just being in the here and now and reveling in the moment? Why do we think we have to accomplish so much?
Well alrighty then. Tomorrow is the official first day of summer and my plan is to allow myself to relax and enjoy it! From this moment on, chores are off limits on Sunday. Sunday is my day to sit in my Adirondack chair under the mimosa tree and read. I have magazines from April that I haven't read. And while I'm there I think I'll close my eyes and listen to the sounds of the birds and squirrels and waterfalls. I think I'll simply "be in the moment".
I'm 62 years old. I've used up more than half of my summers. I intend to make this one count. How about you? How will you make your time matter?
Ahhh....
And this makes me wonder. Why?
Why do we make ourselves so busy that we neglect just being in the here and now and reveling in the moment? Why do we think we have to accomplish so much?
Well alrighty then. Tomorrow is the official first day of summer and my plan is to allow myself to relax and enjoy it! From this moment on, chores are off limits on Sunday. Sunday is my day to sit in my Adirondack chair under the mimosa tree and read. I have magazines from April that I haven't read. And while I'm there I think I'll close my eyes and listen to the sounds of the birds and squirrels and waterfalls. I think I'll simply "be in the moment".
I'm 62 years old. I've used up more than half of my summers. I intend to make this one count. How about you? How will you make your time matter?
Ahhh....
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